Originally Posted by
MooseAg03
Thread Revival - Question about Part 135 minimums
The new restricted ATP minimums allow military pilots to obtain a restricted ATP with 750 hours of flight time, but Part 135 minimums require 1,200 for PIC. Does this mean a restricted ATP holder can serve as SIC for an airline, but cannot serve as PIC for a Part 135 operator?
I may have a lead on a corporate job, part 135, and if I am reading the regs correctly, I qualify for SIC with just a commercial and IFR currency. Would a type rating checkride with a corporate operator serve as the ATP checkride? I've heard of guys who get the King Air type rating in the military at a civilian training school being hooked up with an examiner to sign off the ATP, would the same be available with an initial type for a corporate operator?
The short answer is yes. If you get a DPE qualified in your aircraft, or the FSDO's examiner for your company, they can give you an ATP checkride as part of your 135 checkride. It may be slightly different, since the company may have fewer or different requirements in the right seat, but as long as you complete the PTS, it counts.
As to the difference between a restricted ATP and part 135 PIC mins...that's why it's called a restricted ATP. For part 135 SIC read, yes, all you need is a commercial rating with instrument privileges in category and class.